By the way, the picture of the cat in the top left hand corner of your blog made me smile. He looks just like a beautiful cat called Tom that I had from ages 4 – 14. I was so upset when he died. He was special!

Thank you, I’m glad you liked the poem. I just added the picture since it looks so much like my Athena. 🙂 I’m really sorry about Tom. I lost a dog last year so I know what it’s like to lose a companion.

It was nearly six years ago that I lost Tom. We had such a special bond and he was so patient with me when I was a little girl. I used to dress him up in doll’s clothes and he would just sit there tolerantly.

My friend, this is exquisite. My favorite of yours so far. You mentioned how you wished you could do more flowing free verse. Your poetry here is so natural, subliminal, synched to the picture/image, one hardly notices it. I had to go back and see if you actually used rhyme! I feel it combines the best of poetry/rhyme and free verse. The cadence flows as well, with the rhyming words falling not so much to make the rhyme stand out (which can become too much), but to pull us in to your most lovely vision through words.

Thank you John, I’m happy that you liked it. 🙂 I did not anticipate that so many people would. It’s a rather quiet poem, oftentimes they just fade into the background, but I’m glad it didn’t, lol. The rhyming scheme is a wee bit different too, but I have a long, long way to go before I can write good free verse. That’s not to say I haven’t tried, but the ‘good’ part remains debatable. 😛

Hello Paul. 🙂 You’re right, it is a beautiful picture. I still haven’t perfected translating images to words, but probably that’s the beauty of it. Everyone finds a new dimension that appeals to them, from the same photograph. I’m glad you liked my attempt. 🙂